Spain FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2015 Spain Unfortunately, we are unable to play the video at this time. Error Code: UNKNOWN 1:21.670 by Kimi Räikkönen (2008) Fri 08 – Sun 10 May 2015 Practice 1 Next Previous 1 / 5 Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 W04 leads at the start of the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race Day, Barcelona, Spain, Sunday 12 May 2013. Race winner Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with Peter Prodromou (GBR) Red Bull Racing Head of Aerodynamics. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race, Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, 22 May 2011. © Sutton Motorsport Images Race winner Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari F310 takes the adulation of his team from the pit wall at the end of the race.

Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, 2 June 1996. Race winner Nigel Mansell (GBR) Williams FW14 (left) and Ayrton Senna (BRA) McLaren MP4/6 drive wheel to wheel whilst fighting for the lead. Formula One Championship, Rd14, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, 29 September 1991. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault, second place. Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race Day, Barcelona, Spain, 8 May 2005. The Formula One teams are no strangers to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (formerly known as the Circuit de Catalunya); not only have they raced there every year since 1991, they also conduct extensive testing at the venue. Familiarity does not, however, lessen the challenge for car or driver. Barcelona's mix of high- and low-speed corners, plus its abrasive and rather bumpy track surface, makes for a physically and mechanically taxing race. Tyre wear is particularly high and the varying winds that cut across the circuit mean an optimum set-up can be hard to find.

For spectators Elf corner is among the best places to watch, as it is one of the track's few overtaking opportunities. For the drivers it is the final two turns, known collectively as New Holland, which provide one of the biggest challenges of the season. A fast exit is essential in order to maximise speed down the start-finish straight into Elf. 2014 marked the 24th time Barcelona has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher has been the most successful driver at the circuit, with a total of six victories. Among the current drivers, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa have all won there.

Rosberg wins Spanish Formula One Grand Prix - Times of India Times of India 2nd ODI | 15 Jan, 2016 AUS309/3 Australia won by 7 wkts 1st T20I | 15 Jan, 2016 NZ155 Pakistan won by 16 runs 1st T20I | 15 Jan, 2016 BAN166/6 Bangladesh won by 4 wkts SYS India tour of Australia, 2016 3rd Test | 14 Jan, 2016 ENG206/5 Day 2: 3rd Session - England trail by 107 runs 10th Match | 14 Jan, 2016 KNG198/7 Day 2: 3rd Session - Knights trail by 66 runs 11th Match | 14 Jan, 2016 TIT233/1 Rohit hits unbeaten 171 Rosberg wins Spanish Formula One Grand Prix Nico Rosberg won the Spanish GP to trim Lewis Hamilton's overall lead to 20 points after beating his

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AFP | May 10, 2015, 07.25 PM IST Mercedes team's German driver Nico Rosberg celebrates on the podium after winning the Spanish Formula One Gran... Read More BARCELONA: Nico Rosberg ended his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton's winning streak in this year's Formula One drivers' world championship when he drove to a near-flawless victory in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. Stats: Results | Drivers' Standings | Constructors' Standings The 29-year-old German, who had been beaten by Hamilton in all four of this year's 'flyaway' season-opening races, led from the 16th pole position of his career all the way to the chequered flag, his supremacy interrupted only by his pit-stops. It was his first win since last November's Brazilian Grand Prix and the ninth of his career, and trimmed defending champion Hamilton's lead from 27 points to 20. Hamilton, who slipped from second to third at the start, fought back with daring and great skill, coupled to a three-stop strategy, to finish behind Rosberg and deliver another one-two for the dominant Mercedes team.

Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany, who outpaced Hamilton off the grid, came home third for Ferrari ahead of Finns Valtteri Bottas of Williams and Kimi Raikkonen, in the second Ferrari. Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth in the second Williams ahead of Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull and Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus. Local hero Carlos Sainz won a late wheel-to-wheel battle with his Toro Rosso team-mate, Dutch teenager Jos Verstappen, to take 10th and then 'stole' ninth from Russian Daniil Kvyat in the second Red Bull. Kvyat finished 10th. It was another day of disappointment for the struggling McLaren Honda team who extended their pointless start to the season. Spaniard Fernando Alonso retired after a brakes failure saw him narrowly avoid colliding with his own pit crew and Briton Jenson Button finished 16th. In another dramatic pit-lane incident Grosjean also over-shot his pit-stop and sent a mechanic, clinging to the front jack, flying. He was, fortunately, reported not seriously injured.

The race was run on another hot day at the Circuit de Catalunya, with an air temperature of 25 degrees Celsius (77F) and a track temperature of 45 (113F). As the lights went out, Rosberg made a perfect start to pull clear of the field while Hamilton appeared delayed and was swiftly swallowed up by Vettel who swept past into second. For a second, it seemed also that Bottas was ahead of the world champion, but Hamilton responded with a robust defensive surge to ensure he lost only one place going into the second corner. Behind him, Bottas was fourth with Raikkonen, in the second Ferrari, making the biggest gain by jumping to fifth from seventh. Rosberg revelled in his advantage and his rejuvenated speed. He reeled off fastest laps to open up a 6.6 seconds lead over Vettel by lap 10 with Hamilton a further 1.1 seconds further adrift. Bottas, fourth, was 4.2 seconds behind Hamilton who reported to his race engineer that "it is impossible to get close" to Vettel in his bid to recover.

For Hamilton, it meant a change of strategy and he was soon told to pit, after 13 laps. "It's hammertime...Box, box." A delay with the left rear tyre hampered him and he rejoined in seventh place, having added three seconds to his stop. A lap later and Rosberg was in and out for new rubber in just 2.5 seconds, handing the lead to Raikkonen briefly before he, like Vettel, headed into the Ferrari pits. By lap 18, the early order resumed with Rosberg leading Vettel by six seconds and Hamilton back up to third. As Hamilton revealed his frustrations, Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado's Lotus team removed half of his car's rear wing, damaged in an earlier collision. He fell through the field, but fought back with some determination, passing both McLaren-Hondas on the way. Alonso, struggling in 14th place, was forced to retire after 27 laps when his brakes failed as he came in for a pit stop. His mechanics dived out of the way as he over-shot by five metres and hit an abandoned jack.

By lap 30, of 66, Rosberg was in easy control, leading Vettel by 8.7sec and Hamilton by 10 as the order settled and Hamilton appeared to ease off ahead of his second stop, after 32 laps, for a set of hard tyres and an aerodynamic adjustment. "Push!" the team instruct him as he chases Raikkonen and Bottas. Hamilton did just that and, with the help of a dazzling drive through the traffic and a rapid third pit-stop for fresh tyres, managed to overhaul Vettel for second place after the German slowed following his second stop following more drama in the pit lane when Grosjean overshot the Lotus stop area. Follow TOI Sports on Twitter >> @TOISportsNews RELATED Spanish Grand Prix: F1 – as it happened | Sport | The Guardian Formula One Spanish Grand Prix: F1 – as it happened Nico Rosberg fought back in the Formula 1 driver’s championship with victory from pole in Barcelona, as Lewis Hamilton recovered from a poor start to finish second, with Sebastian Vettel third Updated Formula One: Nico Rosberg drives at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Tom Gandolfini/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Tom Gandolfini/AFP/Getty Images Sunday 10 May 2015 09.58 EDT First published on Saturday 9 May 2015 19.00 EDT 09:58 So hats off to Nico Rosberg, who drove a superb race under plenty of pressure. Had he not won today, his title chances would have been distant at best. As it is, his win from pole, Hamilton’s fightback to claim second and Sebastien Vettel coming home 25 seconds behind either of them tells us something – Rosberg is still a contender, and probably the only real threat to Hamilton’s title defence. The Briton leads the driver’s championship by 20 points on 111, with Rosberg on 91 and Vettel on 80. Next up, in two weeks’ time? It’s only the Monaco Grand Prix. Thanks for joining me. Bye!

1 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 2 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 6 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 7 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 8 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus 9 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Toro Rosso* 10 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Red Bull* The stewards are looking into that Sainz/Kvyat incident on the final lap. It seems likely they will change places, with Sainz running across a corner in order to hold his position. 09:46 NICO ROSBERG WINS THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX! Rosberg has finished every race where he started it, and today is no different. He leads from the front to get his first win of the season, ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in third. 09:45 Lap 65: Bottas clips a corner as he enters what must feel like the hundredth lap with Raikkonen right behind him.

He’s still fourth – and behind those two, there’s contact between Sainz and Kvyat! Sainz holds position after running wide, and both are able to continue. 09:43 Lap 64: Two laps until the sweet, sweet sight of the chequered flag for Rosberg. He leads Hamilton by 12 seconds or so. Sebastian Vettel, who looked primed to go after the win after a strong start, is now 40 seconds behind the race leader. 09:41 Lap 63: Looks like Carlos Sainz will win the Toro Rosso battle – on fresher tyres, the Spaniard leaves Verstappen for dust on that long opening straight. Raikkonen is still battling behind Bottas, but the Ice Man is getting a taste of his own medicine – Bottas has been faultless in keeping him at bay. 09:38 Lap 61: Raikkonen may have missed his chance, with his tyres suffering a touch, but he continues to go after Bottas. At the front of the field, Rosberg leads Hamilton by 13 seconds – the German is going to get his first win of the season, barring a disaster.

09:36 Lap 60: Raikkonen is held by Bottas at the start of the sixtieth lap. Six laps to go, and that’s the only real excitement in the top ten, which looks like this: Rosberg, Vettel, Hamilton, Bottas, Raikkonen, Massa, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Kvyat, Verstappen. 09:33 Lap 58: Hamilton shaves another second off Rosberg’s lead – it’s now 15 seconds, but he’s running out of laps. Raikkonen is closing in on Bottas, waiting for a moment to use DRS – third and fourth for Ferrari wouldn’t have been the dream scenario, but it would be something. 09:32 Lap 57: Interesting chat between Hamilton and his team there – Mercedes tell him it’s best to consolidate second place, but Hamilton wants to know if it’s possible to catch Rosberg. You sense he and the team might have different views on that – but he’s told the gap’s too big. Bottas and Raikkonen still duking it out manfully for that fourth spot.

09:29 Lap 56: Both Vettel and Raikkonen are getting hot and bothered, with the latter using some choice words over the radio. They’re both unhappy with the Marussias at the back of the field, with Vettel barking “blue flag” repeatedly. Hamilton, who has dealt with the traffic expertly, continues to hare hopefully after the distant Rosberg. 09:27 Lap 54: Hamilton sets a new fastest lap, and is on fresh medium tyres. He’s 19 seconds behind – how close can he get to Rosberg? Incidentally, everyone outside the top six has been lapped – that’s created the traffic which Vettel was whinging about. 09:25 Lap 52: Vettel has a grump on, complaining over the team radio that traffic has held him up repeatedly. We’ve all been there. There’s some hot Finn on Finn action between Bottas and Raikkonen, both chasing fourth place – otherwise, it’s all calm among the leading pack.

09:23 Lap 51: Third stop imminent for Hamilton – and here he comes now, with a straightforward stop, and he exits the pit way, way ahead of Vettel. It looks like another Mercedes one-two – and Vettel will be mighty frustrated, given the start he made. 09:21 Lap 50: The half-century is up, and the top ten is as follows: Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Bottas, Raikkonen, Massa, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Kvyat, Verstappen. Hamilton is still due an extra stop, and his focus is on staying ahead of Vettel, rather than challenging Rosberg. Lap 47: Pastor Maldonado’s race is over – he’s told to retire, in all likelihood because a bit of his car has been missing for several laps. At least this website won’t need updating today. Someone in the Lotus team had a worse day though. Updated 09:15 Lap 46: Rosberg pits, and comes out a couple of seconds behind Hamilton – but the British driver needs another stop, so it remains advantage Rosberg.

In fact, the team radio tell Rosberg that Hamilton’s aim is beating Vettel into second. He’ll like that. 09:13 Lap 44: Fresh from scaring the life out of his pit team, Grosjean is back out, and overtakes Kvyat to move up to ninth. Rosberg still out in front, but he’ll be making his second stop shortly, and that will bring him closer to Hamilton. Updated Lap 42: Grosjean goes in to pit, and has a similar, though less dramatic, problem to Alonso – nobody is badly hurt, but one of the Lotus crew is pictured applying ice to a sensitive area. We wish him well. Updated 09:05 Lap 40: Hamilton is motoring now, and glides past Bottas into the first corner to reclaim his place in the top three – and his pace means Vettel won’t be far away. The top ten: Rosberg, Vettel, Hamilton, Bottas,Raikkonen, Massa, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Sainz, Verstappen.

09:02 Lap 38: Rosberg had only led for ten laps in all of 2015 – he’s added 37 so far, and continues to race into the distance – now leading by 12 seconds. Hamilton is closing on Bottas, as the Williams man’s tyres start to suffer. 09:00 Lap 36: Only Raikkonen, of the current top six, is angling for a two-stop race – which means Vettel and Bottas will need to come in twice more. That fastest lap from Hamilton – 1:29.910, no less – has heads a-scratching in the Ferrari paddock though. 08:58 Lap 35: A fastest lap for Hamilton, as Plan B works to perfection. He’s now within a pit stop of Vettel, who has only stopped once. Button is told Alonso’s retirement doesn’t affect his car – a message that would make me, for one, think that it probably does.

08:49 Lap 30: The top ten after thirty laps: Rosberg, Vettel, Hamilton, Bottas, Raikkonen, Massa, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Kvyat, Verstappen. With Rosberg moving much faster than Vettel, and now opening an eight-second lead, the key battle remains between Vettel and Hamilton, separated by 1.4 seconds. The Toro Rosso drivers, who haven’t been able to hold their starting position, are in an almighty scrap for tenth. Updated 08:48 Lap 29: Rosberg is seven seconds up on Vettel now, with his team plotting to get him home without so much as seeing the German in his mirror. Button has pitted again after reporting problems; that lick of paint doesn’t seem to have fixed McLaren’s many, many problems. 08:47 Lap 28: Drama in the pit lane! Fernando Alonso, who had been struggling to fend off Ericsson way down the field, doesn’t stop in time, scooting through his scattering team. It’s brake failure, and Alonso has to retire. Desperate shame, but at least nobody in the pit lane was hurt.

08:44 Lap 26: Button and Maldonado have had their problems today, and they find themselves way down the field. Button, on his hundredth start for McLaren, is having problems with his throttle that he describes as ‘not normal’. Maldonado, meanwhile, is missing a chunk of his car: Updated 08:43 Lap 24: We’re around halfway between most drivers’ first and second stops, and there’s a serene quality to these middle laps, with no real movement in the field. Rosberg, six seconds clear of Vettel, is starting to slow down a touch, but Hamilton isn’t moving any faster. 08:41 Lap 22: Daniil Kvyat shows Max Verstappen who’s boss, the Red Bull ducking in front of the Toro Rosso, who moves across late, and almost collides with Kvyat. Close call, there. Kimi Raikkonen, on the harder tyres along with Verstappen and Sainz, is matching his team-mate’s pace, and is a definite danger to the top four above him.

08:38 Lap 21: Smart stuff from Vettel, who goes onto the defensive into the straights, knowing Hamilton’s overtaking chances are limited anywhere else on the track. Meanwhile, Romain Grosjean is getting an earful off his team radio. He’s having gearbox problems, and has to lift off the throttle, or ‘you will blow the car up’. I think that’s clear enough. 08:35 Lap 20: Hamilton is again breathing down Vettel’s neck, and he has a glimmer of a chance to overtake on the opening straight, but Vettel held him off. With DRS, not to mention a better car, it seems a matter of time at the moment. Updated 08:32 Lap 18: Terse words exchanged between Hamilton and the Mercedes team. They tell him to up the pace and reel Vettel back in, he responds with a curt reminder that it’s not possible. Then tells them to stop talking to him during corners. Spiky. Here’s the current top ten: Rosberg, Vettel, Hamilton, Bottas, Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, Ericsson, Perez, Ricciardo.

08:30 Lap 16: Vettel’s pit stop is 2.3 seconds – seriously, that’s textbook. Race leader Rosberg also makes a stop, making stopless Kimi Raikkonen the provisional leader. Pastor Maldonado is having problems with the back of his car, and a pit stop doesn’t seem to have fixed it... 08:25 Lap 14: Hamilton is in, but it’s a shoddy pit stop, and Hamilton is pipped out of the pits by Maldonado! He’s down to seventh now, although not for especially long – five corners in fact, before he manoeuvres around the Venezuelan. Updated 08:23 Lap 13: Not content with Plan B, Williams have told Bottas to go to Plan C. We’re not sure what that is – it might just be Plan A again, which is a two-stop strategy. Hamilton, meanwhile, is closing in on Vettel, although Mercedes are also keeping an eye on the gap to Maldonado, to try and sneak in a pit without losing the leading pack. 08:21 Lap 12: We’ve got a pitter!

Nico Hulkenberg, who hasn’t had a lot of fun out there so far, is into the pits. Don’t be too surprised to see some of the big hitters do likewise in the coming laps, including Hamilton, who continues to hare gamely after Vettel. 08:19 Lap 10: Hamilton is lapping faster than Vettel, and is around 1.2 seconds behind the German, but both are losing time on Rosberg, who has clear track ahead of him. A battle is developing behind the aforementioned front seven, with Verstappen, Ricciardo and Romain Grosjean separated by a couple of seconds. Interesting battle between the Red Bulls and their theoretical back-ups, Toro Rosso, today. 08:17 Lap 9: Plan B for Hamilton to get at Vettel is to take three stops; that’s going to be the champion’s immediate focus, so Rosberg will be feeling mighty fine way out in front. He has a six second lead over Vettel now. More strong moves from Maldonado, who zips by Verstappen to join the top seven.

08:15 Lap 8: Hamilton tells the team radio it’s ‘impossible’ to catch Vettel, and he’s been consistently slower than race leader Rosberg. There’s worse news for poor Jenson Button, who is having serious problems with understeer. Maybe he should have stuck with the old-timey car. 08:09 Lap 4: Rosberg sets the fastest lap on his third circuit, while Kimi Raikkonen has got off to a flyer, getting the better of the two Toro Rossos to move up to fifth. Less good news for Jenson Button, who finds himself 18th after a sluggish start. Updated 08:08 Lap 2: At the risk of stating the obvious, that wasn’t what Lewis Hamilton needed. He would have hoped to have edged Rosberg out; now he’s stuck behind Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton was complaining of understeer in his practice lap, which may have a lot to do with it. 08:06 Go, go, go They’re off!

Everyone gets around a hellish first couple of corners after that straight, but Lewis Hamilton is off the pace – not only does Rosberg hold him off, but Vettel overtakes him! Valtteri Bottas is inches from doing the same, but Hamilton just holds his line into the first corner. So it’s Rosberg first, Vettel second, Hamilton third. Nico Rosberg leads at the start. Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters Updated 07:54 Ten minutes until race time. Some awkward chat going on at the starting line at the moment. Jenson Button says “I can’t be disappointed yet”. Damon Hill reckons it’s more nerve-wracking watching on than being in a car. I find that hard to believe, but he would know. Now, the start isn’t ever exactly an irrelevance in F1, but it’s of the utmost importance today. It’s a long, straight drag to the first corner from the starting line – and with overtaking opportunities limited, whoever gets there first will be a big favourite. My money’s on Rosberg... or Hamilton. The opening straight is similar to this, though not identical.

07:49 The grid A reminder that Rosberg starts on pole, alongside Lewis Hamilton on the front row, and with an intriguing top six of Vettel, Bottas, Sainz and Verstappen.

1 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 2 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 5 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Toro Rosso 6 Max Verstappen (Ned) Toro Rosso 7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 8 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Red Bull 9 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 10 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 11 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus 12 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus 13 Fernando Alonso (Sp) McLaren 14 Jenson Button (GB) McLaren 15 Felipe Nasr (Bra) Sauber 16 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber 17 Nico Hülkenberg (Ger) Force India 18 Sergio Pérez (Mex)Force India 19 Will Stevens (GB) Manor 20 Roberto Merhi (Sp) Manor 1:32.038 07:46 Photograph: David Davies/PA Here’s Jenson Button in the new, souped-up McLaren an old-time

y car for the driver’s parade, which took place earlier on.

A good effort, but nobody could compete with the retro wheels of Valtteri Bottas, who starts fourth on the grid. Although not in this specific vehicle. Photograph: Sutton Images/Corbis 18:58 Preamble Common sense dictates that if you simply must swing at the king, you had better not miss. A combination of last season’s narrow title win and a blistering start to the season have put Lewis Hamilton firmly on the throne – but either side of his coronation, team-mate Nico Rosberg has thrown his fair share of duff punches. After the shunt in Spa that turned the title race (and perhaps his team) against him, Nico came out swinging again in China – by complaining that Hamilton wasn’t hitting him hard enough . Rosberg has fallen from title contender to the man drawing embarrassed glances in the paddock – so this weekend, the German has wisely let his driving do the talking. He starts on pole today after pipping Hamilton in qualifying – the first time he has done so in 2015, after 11 poles last season.

It seems Rosberg is lining up another left hook – but with Hamilton nearly 30 points clear, and with less of a psychological edge over the German than a cliff-face, the old adage applies. If Hamilton can beat Rosberg today, the driver who appears allergic to canvas may finally be out for the count. There’s more – the improving Sebastian Vettel is lurking in third, Spain’s Carlos Sainz and young buck Max Verstappen start in the top six, and Fernando Alonso comes home with a snazzy new car, and not much else – he starts 13th today in his new McLaren. The race gets underway at 1pm sharp.

Updated SPANISH GRAND PRIX - Lewis Hamilton holds off Nico Rosberg charge to secure fourth straight win | Daily Mail Online SPANISH GRAND PRIX - Lewis Hamilton holds off Nico Rosberg charge to secure fourth straight win Lewis Hamilton now leads the drivers' championship after his win Nico Rosberg finished less than one second behind his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo secured the final spot on the podium while Sebastian Vettel finished 4th after starting 15th comments Lewis Hamilton held off Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg over the dying stages of the Spanish Grand Prix to win his fourth successive race. The gap was just 0.6 seconds between the duelling duo come the chequered flag that dropped after 66 laps, allowing Hamilton to move to the top of the championship for the first time in almost two years. Daniel Ricciardo finished on the podium for the second time this season, albeit for the first time legitimately after the Australian was disqualified from his home race in March after a fuel irregularity with his Red Bull. Auto-update 15:00 Thanks for your company today, and we look forward to seeing you in a fortnight's time for the Monaco Grand Prix, Until then, congratulations, Lewis... Oh yeah!

Fist pumps from @LewisHamilton : he's delighted with that one! #NoSpainNoGain #F1 pic.twitter.com/TSt2rgs9Y2 — MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 11, 2014 14:53 Hamilton leads the championship for the first time this season: Hamilton 100 14:52 Spanish Grand Prix race result 1.Hamilton, 2 Rosberg, 3. Ricciardo, 4. Vettel, 5. Bottas, 6. Alonso, 7. Raikkonen, 8. Grosjean, 9. Perez, 10. Hulkenberg. 14:47 'A bit too close for comfort, Lewis but you did it,' is the message to Hamilton as he becomes the eighth different winner in eight years in Spain. the winning margin after 66 laps was just 0.6 seconds. Fantastic driving from both @LewisHamilton & @nico_rosberg , so evenly matched yet again! Get in there!

#NoSpainNoGain #F1 — MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 11, 2014 14:46 LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX Nico Rosberg 2nd. Daniel Ricciardo 3rd. 14:45 LAP 66 Another lock-up from Rosberg on the final lap and his final shot at glory has gone... 14:44 LAP 65 A wee lock-up from Rosberg as the Mercedes pair close in on Raikkonen to lap the Ferrari. They are separated by just four tenths, but you fancy Rosberg is just too far away. 14:42 LAP 64 Hamilton locks up, and Rosberg gets ever closer to his team-mate. The gap stands at seven tenths but Rosberg is running out of laps here. Just two more after this one, but you fancy he'll get one shot at victory.

14:40 LAP 63 It's nip and tuck between Hamilton and Rosberg and the German has got to within eight tenths of Hamilton as Alonso nails team-mate Raikkonen into turn 4 and the Spanish crowd are on their feet. 14:39 LAP 62 Rosberg closes the gap to Hamilton to just 1.1 seconds and Vettel is just three tenths adrift of Bottas. The reigning world champion is urged to 'use your head' with four laps remaining. 14:38 LAP 61 Rosberg can't get to less than a second away from Hamilton as the race director focuses on the battle between Raikkonen and Alonso. It's the Spaniard who is only three tenths shy, but can't find a way past. Meanwhile, Vettel has closed in on Bottas in the battle for P4. 14:37 LAP 60 Rosberg has to navigate traffic in turn 3 and Hamilton pulls out a crucial couple of tenths over his team-mate and stay out of the DRS range. Alonso is closing in on the back of Raikkonen in the battle for P6. No team orders at Ferrari anymore...

14:34 LAP 59 'Think about your overtaking stragety,' Rosberg is told as he moves to within one second of Hamilton. This is really hotting up. Can Rosberg do it? He has got six laps to get past his team-mate. 14:33 LAP 58 Rosberg is a fraction faster than Hamilton in the first sector before the Mercedes pair post identical times in the middle sector. The German then goes quicker in the last sector. The gap stands at just 1.4 seconds. 14:31 LAP 57 A sweet move from the flying Vettel on Raikkonen as he sweeps by the Ferrari to take P5. The gap between Hamilton and Rosberg is now just 1.8 seconds... will the Briton hang on here? 14:30 LAP 56 Rosberg is on the move yet again as he gets the gap to Hamilton to almost two seconds. Hamilton doesn't sound happy as he asks on the radio if there is anything he can do to deal with his graining. He is told Mercedes will look into it.

14:28 LAP 55 Hamilton is reporting graining on his front-left tyre but he is still matching Rosberg's laps. It's Vettel, however who is the fastest man on track right now as he sets the quickest lap of the grand prix. 14:27 LAP 54 Last year's winner Alonso stops for a third time and he exits the pit-lane just six tenths adrift of Vettel in the battle for P6. Up front and the gap between Hamilton and Rosberg stands at 2.6 seconds with 12 laps remaining... 14:26 LAP 53 This is getting tasty. Rosberg is on a relentlessness charge as he sees his team-mate in the distance. But the German is told to save his tyres, and the gap extends to almost three seconds... 14:23 LAP 52 A rare overtake as Magnussen nails Kvyat for a lowly P12. Rosberg takes eight tenths out of Hamilton and the gap is now only 2.3 seconds. The German is on a charge here.

14:22 LAP 51 A new fastest lap of the race from Rosberg and he has got the gap down to under three seconds as Hamilton navigates his way through the traffic. 14:21 LAP 50 Rosberg took the best part of a second out of Hamilton on lap 48, but Hamilton responds with the fastest lap time of the race so far. That said, the gap now stands at 3.1 seconds... 14:19 LAP 49 Rosberg has got the gap down to 3.6 seconds. Hamilton meanwhile, is told that he is losing time under breaking at turn 10... 14:18 LAP 48 JONATHAN McEVOY: Things are a bit fractious between Lewis and the team on the radio. They have told him to ‘knuckle down’. Well, it’s providing some amusement in a less than scintillating race. 14:16 LAP 47 Rosberg is 4.4 seconds adrift of Hamilton with 19 laps remaining in Spain. Can the German do anything about the gap? Remember, Rosberg is on the slightly quicker medium compound tyre.

14:15 LAP 46 'Nico lost more time with traffic so let's not worry about that now,' Hamilton is told as the Brit asks how much time he lost to his team-mate following his slow pit-stop. 14:14 LAP 45 In comes Rosberg for his final stop... and where is Hamilton? The answer is a countrymile ahead of his team-mate! Hamilton, despite querying why his Mercedes team brought him into the pits, holds a healthy lead over Rosberg. Is that the end of the race? It's certainly a tall order for the German. 14:12 LAP 44 Rosberg reports graining on the tyres, but he remains out on track for another lap. Hamilton is 18 seconds adrift of his Mercedes team-mate. 23 laps remaining, @LewisHamilton stops for the hard tyre! @nico_rosberg , it's your move next... #F1 #NoSpainNoGain pic.twitter.com/ORXBK6Ipeo — MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 11, 2014 14:10 LAP 43 And Hamilton is in the pit-lane.

It's a pretty sluggish pit-stop yet again for the Briton and he is stationary for 4.3 seconds. That could play into Rosberg's hands... 14:09 LAP 42 Mercedes are out in the pits and Hamilton is told to box. The mechanics have got the tyres out of their blankets, but the Brit doesn't come in. That's a surprise. Did Hamilton not get the memo? He is 3.9 seconds clear of Rosberg. 14:07 LAP 41 Hamilton extends the gap to Rosberg to 3.8 seconds. Mercedes are in control of this race and the Briton remains odds-on to win. He has lapped up to 12th place such is Mercedes' dominance. 14:05 LAP 40 'Where have you been for the last few laps, man?' Hamilton asks as he is told he posted an identical lap time to Rosberg. But on the next time around Hamilton loses two tenths to his team-mate and the gap is down to 3.6 seconds with 26 laps of the Spanish Grand Prix remaining.

14:03 LAP 39 Ericsson and Raikkonen are under investigation from the stewards for ignoring blue flags. The Finn promptly pits for his second stop of the afternoon. Rosberg meanwhile is still 3.8 seconds adrift of Hamilton. 14:02 LAP 38 Vettel on the move here as he is told to blitz his tyres. He has passed Magnussen and is up to P7, two seconds adrift of Alonso. 14:01 LAP 37 Rosberg locks his brakes as he tries to close the gap to Hamilton. It currently stands at 3.8 seconds which won't be good enough if he wants to win this race. 13:59 LAP 36 Alonso comes in for his second stop of the afternoon and he is stationary for just 2.8 seconds. Meanwhile, it is Vettel who posts the fastest lap of the afternoon on his fresh set of medium-compound tyres. 13:58 LAP 35 Vettel is an enormous 78 seconds behind race leader Hamilton as we see Kobayashi lose control of his Caterham at turn 1. He reports that his 'brakes have gone'.

Scary stuff for the Japanese driver there. 13:56 LAP 34 'Fronts are still pretty good. it is just my left rear which I have to look out for,' reports Ricciardo running in third. Meanwhile, his Red Bull team-mate Vettel pits for a second time. He rejoins in 14th... 13:55 LAP 33 Rosberg reduces the gap to Hamilton to 4.3 seconds with 33 laps gone. The German is told that he has to close to within two seconds of Hamilton over the next 11 laps which suggests the pair are stopping just twice today. We could be on for a rip-roaring finale. Wow! That was some kind of response from @nico_rosberg : 1st man into the 1min30s! It's very much game on people! #NoSpainNoGain #F1 — MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) May 11, 2014 13:53 LAP 32 Ricciardo minding his own business in third. He is ten seconds clear of Bottas, in P4, and almost 30 behind Hamilton.

Bar a mechanical problem, you fancy the Aussie to cruise to the final podium spot. 13:52 LAP 31 We're approaching the half-way stage in the race, and it is almost impossible to predict who will win it with Hamilton and Rosberg on different strategies. The pair posted identical times on that last lap. 13:50 Five minutes until lights out - here's a run down of the starting positions... 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 3. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull - Renault 4. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes 5. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Renault 6. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 7. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 8. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 10. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 11. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 12. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Renault 13.

Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Sauber - Ferrari 14. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) McLaren 15. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault 16. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Sauber - Ferrari 17. Max Chilton (Britain) Marussia - Ferrari 18. Jules Bianchi (France) Marussia - Ferrari 19. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Caterham - Renault 20. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) Caterham - Renault 21. Jean-Eric Vergne (France) Toro Rosso - Renault 22. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Renault 12:53 Valterri Bottas qualified an impressive fourth for today's race, and the Finn looks as cool as ever on the grid as he targets Williams' first podium of the season. Formula One 2014 predictions competition: Who will win the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix? - Telegraph Formula One Formula One 2014 predictions competition: Who will win the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix? Welcome to the fifth instalment of our readers' race predictions competition.

Will Lewis Hamilton win yet again in Barcelona? Thumbs up: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton greets the press in Barcelona Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Daniel Johnson , F1 Correspondent, in Barcelona 6:30PM BST 09 May 2014 Follow As Formula One arrives back in Europe, it’s time for our fifth instalment of our readers’ race predictions blog. Now those horrible early starts are gone for a few months, there are no excuses: it’s free, and someone needs to knock me off my perch... Post your predictions for the top three in qualifying and the race in the comments below. If you miss qualifying, never fear, you can predict the race in isolation. Spanish Grand Prix I remember the first race of this year being a tricky one to predict, but it’s not so tough now. Where else can you look than Mercedes? Daniel Ricciardo, of Red Bull, even admitted on Friday evening that his team have taken a “step backwards”. Not exactly fighting talk, and who can blame him: Mercedes remain the class of the field on Saturdays and Sundays. Qualifying 2nd – Nico Rosberg 3rd – Sebastian Vettel Seems foolish to bet against Lewis Hamilton for qualifying.

Vettel will take to his new/old chassis and stick his Red Bull third on the grid. Race 2nd – Nico Rosberg 3rd – Sebastian Vettel Even with DRS, it’s very difficult to overtake round here, so I’m sticking with the qualifying for the race. Not exactly promising a classic, am I? The rules Just to remind you all, the rules are as follows. I will post who I think will be the top three in qualifying, and who will be on the podium in the race, and in what order. You are then invited to submit your own picks below the comments. You'll get five points if a driver you pick is in the top three, and 10 points if you get him in the right place. For some races there will be a special bonus category. We will keep track of everyone's scores over the course of the season, to determine the overall winner, and each blog will post the current league table. The blog will stay open over the weekend, allowing everyone to carry on discussing the action as it unfolds. The competition is still open to those who missed the first four races, and qualifying for Spain.

As all the drivers keep harping on, there’s plenty of time to make up on lost ground. Current league table Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes win F1 pole for Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton won the pole for the Spanish Grand Prix. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes win F1 pole for Spanish Grand Prix Pole win in Barcelona is Hamilton's third of the year May 14, 2016 Once again, Mercedes will be in the front row for a Formula One race. On Saturday, in advance of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took his third pole of the season. He put forth a lap of 1:22:000 to edge out teammate Nico Rosbreg. Red Bull also had a solid qualifying run as Daniel Ricciardo will start third and, in a surprise move, Max Verstappen, who was recently promoted to RBR, will start fourth. Ferrari was next as Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel qualified fifth and sixth respectively. The luster is starting to wear off for American team Haas F1, as Romain Grosjean qualified 14th and Esteban Gutierrez will start 16th.

In his first qualifying run since being sent to Toro Rosso, Daniil Kvyat came in 13th. Check out the full qualifying results below. Your View: Who will win the Spanish Grand Prix? | Formula 1 Blog Your View: Who will win the Spanish Grand Prix? Your View: Who will win the Spanish Grand Prix? By The Formula 1 Blog Multiperson Intercom (the MIC, for short) is blazing and screeching fast and furious with staff picks for this weekend’s grand prix near Barcelona, Spain. We all are being publicly humiliated (cough Mark cough cough), and so should you. Today’s Your View is… well, you know the drill. Winner and the podium. First out. If you’re feeling sassy, tell us the pole sitter. Wait, on second thought, nevermind about the pole sitter. That spot is permanently Sebastian Vettel’s. Your View: Who will win the Spanish GP?

[Hint: It isn’t the fans, despite tires, KERS and DRS.] Share This: Nico Rosberg wins Spanish F1 Grand Prix to cut Lewis Hamilton’s title lead | Sport | The Guardian Nico Rosberg wins Spanish F1 Grand Prix to cut Lewis Hamilton’s title lead • Mercedes duo claim another 1-2 as German cuts title lead to 20 points • Sebastian Vettel trails in third despite overtaking Hamilton at the start Nico Rosberg leads into the first corner, en route to winning the Spanish F1 Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, centre right, recovered from his bad start. Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters Paul Weaver at the Circuit de Catalunya Sunday 10 May 2015 10.05 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 09.08 EDT Close This article is 1 year old There was no surprise in encountering a relieved and ecstatic Toto Wolff, his face beaming in the Catalan sunshine, an hour after the conclusion to the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.

This was not the perfect race for Lewis Hamilton , who came second to Nico Rosberg and had his world championship lead cut by seven points, but in the eyes of Wolff, the Mercedes team’s motorsport chief, it was almost faultless: the drivers produced another 1-2 result and hardly saw each other throughout the race, so reducing the considerable potential for a nasty coming together of the two cars. Rosberg put together a very solid race, starting well from his pole position and winning comfortably by 17.5 seconds for the ninth victory of his career. But considering everything he had to put up with, a case can be made for judging Hamilton’s the more impressive afternoon. His poor start on the dirty side of the track compromised his race and it was even more seriously damaged when his team fluffed his first pit-stop, ruining his chance to get past second-placed Sebastian Vettel. That forced him into a three-stop strategy, against Rosberg’s two, and in effect ended his chances of winning. Wolff said: “The result feels like P1 and P1. Because on a three-stop, with a compromised start, a compromised pit stop, finishing P2 is really great driving from Lewis.

Both of them were faultless and it is extremely satisfying that we can pull it out even when things are not running perfectly. “The pit stop compromised Lewis’s race a lot. We have to analyse it but it looks like a problem with the wheel gun.” Rosberg got off to a strong start from pole but Hamilton made a sluggish getaway alongside him and was immediately passed by Vettel’s Ferrari and almost by Valtteri Bottas in the Williams. So one of Hamilton’s best chances of getting into the lead – on the long, 800-yard stretch to the first corner – was already gone. And it was merely the start of a difficult afternoon. Rosberg, making the most of his first pole since the end of last season, stretched his legs at the front and by the end of the fifth lap his lead over Vettel was already 3.1 seconds. On lap nine Mercedes informed Hamilton: “We’re thinking of Plan B,” indicating a three-stop strategy. But when he did come in, at the end of Lap 13, it was poorly handled, taking 5.3 seconds.

Vettel then went into the pits, but his new rubber took only 2.3 seconds to fit, a gain of three seconds, and he retained his lead. It was a crucial moment in the race. Hamilton sounded a little grumpy all afternoon, not without reason, and his mood might have darkened when he heard that Rosberg’s first stop took just 2.85 seconds. After botching Hamilton’s stop, Mercedes told him: “You will have to pass Vettel on track.” Hamilton replied: “I can assure you that’s pretty much impossible. Find another solution.” When Mercedes next talked to Hamilton, he replied, testily: “Don’t talk to me through corners.” Which doesn’t leave a lot of time for conversation. Overtaking is difficult at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, even when a driver is within DRS range, which explains why eight of the last 10 pole winners have gone on to take the race. Here, it added to Hamilton’s frustrations. When he came in again halfway through the race he was told he could push his tyres hard, suggesting he would come in a third time before the end of the race.

He did so but, by the time he emerged from that, Rosberg was 22 seconds ahead and out of sight. Hamilton said: “I clearly got a bad start. I had lots of wheel spin. But it was a good race. Nico did a fantastic job and I’m grateful that I could get back up to the podium for the team. This was a difficult weekend for me, but I’ll definitely take it.” This was the 75th podium finish of his career. Vettel was third and was followed by Bottas, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. It was a deeply frustrating day for McLaren, who were hoping to make some sort of a step forward with their upgrades and to score their first points of the year. Jenson Button was 16th and Fernando Alonso was forced to retire with brake problems. Button said: “The first 30-odd laps were the scariest 30 laps of my life. The rear just wasn’t there. Any time I touched the throttle at any speed, the rear was gone. It just wasn’t normal. “The rear felt like it wasn’t connected to the front. It felt like every gust of wind had a massive snap.

It was pretty horrific for the first half of the race. Switch changes and new tyres at the end helped a bit.” He added: “After today I don’t think I expect points at all this year, but hopefully today was an off-day.” At one point Alonso, who was on a different strategy, was running seventh. But he had to retire and when he came in he overshot and knocked over a jack. It was a difficult day for the jack men. Romain Grosjean also overshot in his Lotus to send a member of his team tumbling to the ground. Most of the action took place in the pits. Toto Wolff feels like both Mercedes drivers won Spanish Grand Prix | Daily Mail Online comments Toto Wolff was left feeling as if both of his Mercedes drivers had won the Spanish Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton overcame a number of obstacles to finish second to team-mate Nico Rosberg. Having won three out of the opening four races of the season, reigning champion Hamilton was powerless to stop Rosberg sealing a dominant victory from pole position.

That leaves him 20 points clear of the German in the standings but, having suffered with a poor start and being held up with a left-rear tyre issue during his first stop, Wolff was happy to complete a third one-two of the year for the dominant Silver Arrows. Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at the Spanish Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton finished second German Rosberg celebrates his first victory in the 2015 season with his wife (left) Rosberg claimed his first win of the season to close the gap on Hamilton in the championship 'I want to point out one thing; the result feels like P1 and P1,' he said. 'On a three-stop, with a compromised start and a compromised pit-stop, P2 is really great driving from Lewis. Both of them were faultless in the race and that is extremely satisfying that we can pull it out even though things are not running perfectly.' RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share With Rosberg chalking up his first win of the campaign, Wolff also feels the pendulum of momentum now will be swinging towards the 29-year-old as he heads to Monaco looking for a third successive win on the streets of the principality.

Rosberg lets the champagne flow on the podium at the Circuit de Catalunya after his victory on Sunday Mercedes chief Toto Wolff (right) says he feels like both drivers won the race F1 DRIVERS STANDINGS 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 111 2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) - 91 3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 80 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 52 'They are both mentally very strong,' the Mercedes head of motorsport added. 'They come out very strong even after a bad weekend or a defeat after the debrief is over they concentrate on the next one. You saw it last year - Nico went on a run and the balance swung to him now and I think you are going to see the same this season.

'(They are) two drivers who are matching each other, trying to out-perform each other and for the team it's a good situation because it lifts the performance of the whole team and it is the best case.' Hamilton's decision to switch to a three-stop strategy helped him secure second place Technical director Paddy Lowe labelled Hamilton's display as 'extraordinary' as the 30-year-old maintained a 12-race record of finishing in the top two. 'Lewis' pace on the prime tyre and then again on the second set of options was extraordinary,' he said. 'This enabled him to break free enough to avoid an overtaking situation before the third stop, making it a much more comfortable second place that it could have been.' VIDEO Hamilton and Moss talk all things F1

Question: Who won the 2011 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix?
Answer: Sebastian Vettel